How to say “company” in Chinese
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“Company” in Chinese is 公司, gōng sī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
公司 is read gōng sī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “公司”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 公司. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我七点到公司wǒqīdiǎndàogōngsīI get to the office at seven.
- 你怎么去公司？nǐzěnmeqùgōngsīHow do you get to work?
- 我在公司工作wǒzàigōngsīgōngzuòI work at a company.
- 公司离这儿远吗？gōngsīlízhèryuǎnmaIs the office far from here?
- 根据公司的要求我们八点上班gēnjùgōngsīdeyāoqiú,wǒmenbādiǎnshàngbānAccording to company requirements, we start work at eight.
- 我们公司的女性比男性多。wǒmengōngsīdenǚxìngbǐnánxìngduōOur company has more women than men.
More words from the lesson “Places in town”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “company” in Chinese?
“Company” in Chinese is 公司, pinyin gōngsī.
What does 公司 mean?
公司 (gōngsī) means “company”.
How do you write 公司?
公司 is 2 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 司 (sī) — manage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 公司?
公司 is read gōngsī. Tones: gōng — first tone, sī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“company” in the lesson “Places in town”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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